Return of the Number of Men, Women & Children of the British & Foreign Regiments, New Levies & Civil Departments, Victualled at New York and the Outposts the 29 April 1781                           Vitz.


                                                                                                Men     Women    Children

Royal Artillery

1st Battalion    Grenadiers                                                     450        126           102

2nd Ditto          Ditto                                                                541         70               42

1st Ditto           Lt. Infantry                                                       519         61                43

2d Ditto           Ditto                                                                38            95                --

17th Regiment of Light Dragoons                                        47            82                --

17th Ditto        of Foot                                                            385        87                59

22d Ditto                                                                                260         72                58

37th Ditto                                                                                413         87                72

38th Ditto                                                                                499         61                45

42d Ditto                                                                                451         78                68

43d Ditto                                                                                698         105             62

54th Ditto                                                                                431          83               65       

57th Ditto                                                                                478          63               46

76th Ditto                                                                                384          53               34

Major cuffs Corps of British Recruits                                  38             72               59

Detachments of Absent British Regiments                        438          54               36       

Jersey Volunteers                                                                 284          146            138

DeLancey’s 3d Battalion                                                      643          190            266

Governor Wentworths Volunteers                                       357           70              122

Provincial Lt. Dragoons                                                        34              5                5         

Diemans Hussans                                                                35              2                1

Loyal New Englanders                                                         73              7                2         

Guides & Pioneers                                                               30              11              20

Garrison Battalion                                                                 166            69 78       

Queens County Militia                                                          105            26 24

Seconded Officers                                                                48               24 49       

Detachments of Absent Provincial Regiments                  387           254           493      

                                

                                                                                                                        8264         2041         1989              

 

 

Civil Departments

 

General Hospital                                                                   430           17              36

Horse Department Artillery                                                  97              23              22

Civil Branch of Ordnance                                                     155           91              128    

Engineers Department                                                         334           147           255    

Bridge Master’s Ditto                                                           27               --               --        

Adjutant General’s Ditto                                                       23               8               13

Qr. Master General’s Ditto                                                   577           138           106

Barrack Mr. Genl’s Ditto                                                       246           51              39       

Commissary Genl’s Ditto                                                     198           22 32       

Forage Ditto                                                                          104           4                10       

Inspector General’s Ditto                                                     15              4                6

Rebel Prisoners                                                                    134           --                --         

Provost Martial & British Prisoners                         62              4                6

Batteaux & Boatmen                                                            76              --                --         

Refugees                                                                               560           191           372    

Secretary’s Office                                                                 11              1                --         

Pay Office                                                                              8                2                7

Muster Masters                                                                     4                --                --

General Offices &c &c                                                          165           12              6           

                                                                                                3226         715           1038  

 

Foreign Regiments &c.

 

Hessian Artillery                                                                    45               6               5

Hessian Yagers                                                                     881            93 87

Anspach Ditto                                                                        166            28 18

Anspach Regiments                                                             1345          88 55

1st Battalion of Hessian Grenadiers                                    449            40 16

2d Ditto                      Ditto                                                    497            38 --        

3d Ditto                      Ditto                                                    496            28 -- 

4th Ditto                      Ditto                                                    491            26 8         

Regiment DuCorps                                                               636            32 32

Landgrave’s Regiment                                                         645            26 16

Hereditary Princes Ditto                                                       64               24 14       

Prince Charles Ditto                                                             621            23 16       

Donops Ditto                                                                         604            21 13  

DeLosbergs Ditto                                                                 624            22 16

Bunau’s Ditto                                                                         681            23 16

Brunswick Troops                                                                 333            11 5

Combin’d Battalion of Hessians                                         280            16 15

Hospital Staff                                                                         298            12 25

Absent Regiments                                                                151             5              7

General Officers &c.                                                 134            12 8

Commissariat                                                                        6                 1               --         

Provost Martial                                                                      7                 --               --

                                                                                                9454          575          383

Amount of British & Provincial Regiments             8264          2041        1989  

Do                   Civil Departments                                         3226          715          1038                                                                                       Total            20944        3331        3410  

 

                                                            Daniel Wier

 

       To

            His Excellency

                Sir Henry Clinton K.B.

                        &c &c &c

 

William L. Clements Library, Sir Henry Clinton Papers, Volume 153, folio 44.